Survey Data
Reg No
22404715
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Railway station
In Use As
House
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
215151, 151581
Date Recorded
31/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached railway station, built c.1880, comprising four-bay single-storey block to south, with verandah along western side, three-bay two-storey block to north with advanced end gables and with recent two-storey extension to northeast. Canted bay windows to west elevation of northern block. Pitched slate roofs with cut limestone and rendered chimneystacks and decorative timber bargeboards. Cast-iron supports to verandah. Coursed rubble limestone walls with raised dressed limestone quoins. Brick surrounds to window openings, with timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to ground floor and three-over-three to first. Replacement timber panelled door with sidelights in recessed canopied porch to northern block. Platform with stone facing to west side of station building.
Appraisal
The Horse and Jockey railway station is significant for its historical association with the former railway line, which was constructed in 1880. The building's form and fabric still clearly delineates the layout of the railway line, and the presence of the adjacent signal box adds to the ability of the site to demonstrate its former use. The building, with the signal box, makes a fine contribution to this well-known location on the old Cork-Dublin road. It also displays good craftsmanship in the execution of the stonework and timber joinery. Originally consisting of single-storey station building and one-bay two-storey residence, the building was extended to the north-west by constructing a two-storey addition using a similar form and similar detailing.